Residents of Malaysian villages near the Thailand border were left shaken this weekend after hearing loud booms and seeing flashes of light across the frontier, as Thai authorities confirmed more than 50 coordinated attacks on Saturday night.The blasts, heard in Kampung Lubok Gong and Kampung Tersang in Malaysia’s Kelantan state, coincided with a wave of near-simultaneous attacks across 21 districts in Thailand’s Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces beginning around 8pm local time on Saturday, according to Thailand’s Internal Security Operations Command.Preliminary reports indicated three civilians were injured and they were reported to be recovering on Sunday, though authorities said they were still compiling a full casualty count given the scale of the incidents.
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Malaysian villages shaken as blasts rock southern Thailand
Malaysian villages near the Thailand border experienced loud booms and saw flashes of light following over 50 coordinated attacks in southern Thailand on Saturday night. The blasts were heard in Kelantan state, Malaysia, coinciding with near-simultaneous attacks across 21 districts in Thailand's Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces.
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Malaysian villages near the Thailand border experienced loud booms and saw flashes of light following over 50 coordinated attacks in southern Thailand on Saturday night. The blasts were heard in Kelantan state, Malaysia, coinciding with near-simultaneous attacks across 21 districts in Thailand's Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces. Thai authorities confirmed the incidents, which began around 8 pm local time. Preliminary reports indicated three civilians were injured and recovering. Authorities were still compiling a full casualty count due to the scale of the events.
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The attacks occurred across 21 districts in Thailand’s Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces.
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The blasts were heard in Kampung Lubok Gong and Kampung Tersang in Malaysia’s Kelantan state.
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Thai authorities confirmed more than 50 coordinated attacks occurred on Saturday night.
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Malaysian villages near the Thailand border heard loud booms and saw flashes of light.
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Preliminary reports indicated three civilians were injured and were recovering.
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